Why did LaVista Hills crash and burn?
LaVista Hills had everything one might want from a city – sneaky Democrats, misguided Republicans, residents feuding with their neighbors and a brewing scandal on whether something fishy happened with the vote.
It’s a true DeKalb County saga.
The newest cityhood movement looked to be close. And it was. Almost 14,000 people voted; had 69 of them changed their minds and voted for the city, then ambitious neophyte politicians would be practicing their stump speeches for the upcoming mayor's race.
Instead, it did not pass. It was the first north metro cityhood effort to crash and burn. Why was that?
About the Author
Bill Torpy continues to contribute columns to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since retiring in 2025. The Chicago native started covering metro Atlanta for the AJC in 1990.
